Biratnagar, Nov. 4: Property worth Rs. 2.5 million was gutted at Duhabi -7 in Sunsari district this morning.
According to the Area Police Office, Duhabi, the fire was started from a house of Suresh Bhagat at 6:00 am and it completely destroyed the house and shop.
Police Inspector Suraj Khadka said that fire engines from Dharan, Itahari and Inaruwa, police personnel and locals brought the fire under control after one-and-a-half hour.
Similarly in Udaypur, as many as 14 cowsheds were destroyed by fire at Ramutar of Bhuttar VDC in the district on Sunday night. Locals brought the fire under control after three hours.
Meanwhile in Khotang, property worth Rs. 2 million was gutted by fire at Lafyang -9 on Sunday evening. The property was gutted after a two-story house of Kul Bahadur Katwal caught the fire sparked from candle lit during Deepawali illumination.
Police Inspector at the District Police Office, Khotang, Durga Regmi, said that the fire started from 7:00 pm was brought under the control after three hours at the initiatives of locals and police personnel. RSS
